Fig. 3

Trends of children’s anxiety. Note: mYPAS-SF: the modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale-Short-Form; T0 = baseline, in the ophthalmology outpatient clinic before any intervention; T1 = in the preoperative waiting area; T2 = at the time of separating from the parents and moving to the operating room; T3 = at the time of anesthesia induction. Mixed effect analysis, group comparisons *p < 0.001